Thread: Please Help-Can i become a qualified electrcian through OLCI

Im currently working as a formwork carpenter. This game is finished for local blokes in my opinion and im looking for a new career and i have always regarded sparking as a better job. Im looking at the electrical game as my ticket to a solid job "job for life" even. Problem is im 30 and dont know how to get into the game. i see jobs in paper for electricians mates but id need experience and certificates. The bloke on the phone said i can get fully qualified in 5 months (full time i imagine). Is OLCI a good route?

I think thats a bit optimistic,
If you want to become a fully qualified electrician and I mean fully qualified I suggest you contact your local collage , you can get help for a recognised course , take a look through some of the posts regarding course such as the one your proposing

Hi mate. I did the olci route and worked for me. You don’t have to go to a local college to get fully qualified at all – I completed my NVQ3 with olci and have done a Part P and wiring regs courses as well, all city and guilds. Should suit you if you don’t mind carrying on in your old job for a while, you do the training practical part in several 2 or 3 day sessions. It took me more like 9-10 months though, so stuck at my old job during that part to keep some money coming in. Then you have to work on site to get your nvq – electricians mate jobs are good for that and you should have your 2330 level 3 by then so you’ll have some certificates to back you up. As I say, worked for me. Why don’t you visit their centre and see what you think, might give you more of an idea if you think it’ll suit you.

[QUOTE=The99Cat;92795]Hi mate. I did the olci route and worked for me. You don’t have to go to a local college to get fully qualified at all – I completed my NVQ3 with olci and have done a Part P and wiring regs courses as well, all city and guilds. Should suit you if you don’t mind carrying on in your old job for a while, you do the training practical part in several 2 or 3 day sessions. It took me more like 9-10 months though, so stuck at my old job during that part to keep some money coming in.

Fully qualified electrician in 9-10 months and not working as an electrician for all of the time that is good going well done.

It took me 5 years to complete a full appenticeship and get all my quals inc National Certificate I must be a slow learner

thanks for response guys. you have your doubts mechelec? your reply has given me great hope 99cat.

i'm doing the OLCI course at newcastle. Just completed my level 2 in 3 months. Starting my level 3 and hope to be done in a couple of months too! I study EVERY day at home and then go for my exams and practical assessments when I book them in. I will struggle with the NVQ 3 though as I'm not going to go out and get a job with a company as I have a little girl that I need to drop at parents house and pick up etc so being self employed again will suit me better. I am going to apply to NAPIT after passing my level 3 and part P though and will do my NVQ as and when I get the specific work in to do the portfolio.